Half-Life 2
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Half-Life 2 News
The latest news and rumors about Half-Life 2 for today and 2025. Here you will find all the news about Half-Life 2 updates, learn the release date for PC, when the game will be available on other platforms, and other announcements. We will also write about the system requirements of Half-Life 2 for PC, about pirate cracks, and the appearance of the game on torrents, where it can be downloaded for free.
New Half-Life 2 Remake Images and Video Leak
A six-minute gameplay video of the Half-Life 2 remake, which is being created using NVIDIA RTX Remix tools, has leaked online. Several images have also been released.
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January 20, 2025
NVIDIA Highlights the Graphical Leap Between Half-Life 2 Remaster and the 2005 Original
NVIDIA brought another treat to CES 2025 by showcasing a visual comparison between the original Half-Life 2 and its upcoming remastered edition.
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January 7, 2025
Counter-Strike 2 Update Hints at Secret Message from Valve
It looks like Valve is indeed preparing for some kind of announcement. Players have noticed new content in Counter-Strike 2 and compared it to a recent teaser from the official «voice» of G-Man from Half-Life.
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January 6, 2025
Top 10 Best Mods of 2024 Chosen by Players
ModDB users have voted for the best modifications of 2024. Topping the list is the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly mod, which is based on S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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December 28, 2024
The author of a failed Half-Life 2 mod identified his critics and broke their game
Not everyone is ready to tolerate criticism even on the merits: the author of a low-rated Half-Life 2 mod managed to selectively block it for several players. Now, when installing it, the game crashes with an offensive message.
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December 2, 2024
Valve Fixed an Old Bug in Half-Life 2, But Then Brought It Back for Speedrunners
At one time, Half-Life 2 became one of the most popular games for speedrunning thanks to the physics of the Source engine. However, Valve recently almost ruined the speedrun by releasing a fixed anniversary edition.
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November 29, 2024
Valve releases new patch for Half-Life 2, celebrating its 20th anniversary this month
Recently, a new patch for Half-Life 2 was released, bringing various fixes and improvements to the game. It's remarkable that Valve continues to support their project even 20 years after its initial release.
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November 29, 2024
Free Half-Life 2 Giveaway Puts the Game in Steam's Top Trending Titles
The iconic Half-Life 2 celebrated its 20th anniversary with a slew of new content and a free giveaway on Steam. This led to the shooter achieving an online player count that many AAA games can only dream of.
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November 18, 2024
Valve Shows Screenshots of Half-Life 2 Sequel and Explains Why Episode Three Wasn't Released
For the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2, Valve not only started giving away its cult shooter, but also released a documentary dedicated to the game's development. Among other things, it featured concept art, screenshots, and even levels from the cancelled Episode Three.
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November 16, 2024
Valve Starts Giving Away Half-Life 2 For Free
In honor of the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2, Valve launched a free giveaway of the shooter. In addition, the game received a large update weighing 4 GB with various improvements and additional content.
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November 16, 2024
Half-Life 2 Remaster Creators Show Off Gordon Freeman's New Look
Yesterday, a big presentation of Half-Life 2 RTX, an unofficial remaster of the cult shooter, took place. The developers shared new gameplay and screenshots with improved graphics, and also showed an updated design of Gordon Freeman.
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November 15, 2024
Half-Life 2 RTX Gets Steam Page and New Gameplay
The unofficial remaster of Half-Life 2 has acquired not only new screenshots and gameplay with improved graphics and ray tracing, but also a Steam page. Unfortunately, the release date of the project has not yet been specified.
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November 14, 2024
Fan-made Half-Life 3 on Unreal Engine 5 gets Steam page and system requirements
The developers of Project Borealis are really preparing to implement their long-term project. «Fan-made Half-Life 3» has acquired a Steam page and even received minimum and recommended system requirements.
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November 3, 2024
Fan Half-Life 3 creators have announced the release date of the prologue
The developers of Project Borealis, the so-called «fan Half-Life 3», have finally released a teaser with the release date. The prologue will be available to play this fall on PC.
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September 16, 2024
Sylvester Stallone reveals Rocky prequel details
Iconic actor, director, and 80s action star Sylvester Stallone has revealed new details about the Rocky prequel series. According to the 79-year-old performer, he has already written the first few pages of the script.
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September 2, 2024
Rumor: Valve to release a major update for Half-Life 2
Valve is likely going to release a major update for Half-Life 2 in honor of the game's 20th anniversary. This is hinted at by a fresh build of the game found in SteamDB.
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August 18, 2024
Rumor: New Half-Life 3 data has appeared online
Yesterday we wrote about a Valve project codenamed HLX, which may be related to the Half-Life universe. The day before, users found information in the resume of the voice actress hinting at work on the sequel to Half-Life 2.
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August 5, 2024
A gamer compiled a TOP-1000 list of the best games based on popular ratings. The Witcher 3 took 6th place
Redditor IlmeniAVG created his own TOP-1000 list of the best games in history. The list is based on more than 700 similar ratings compiled by professional publications and prestigious ceremonies.
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July 15, 2024
Valve was sued for hundreds of millions due to «inflated prices for games»
Valve is being sued again, this time in the UK. The company was accused of «violating local competition laws», demanding a claim of 656 million pounds ($843 million).
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June 13, 2024
“Valve level animations”: a Half-Life 2 fan showed what the third episode of the game could look like
While waiting for any news about the next part of Half-Life, fans of the series are not sitting idly by and trying to imagine what the sequel could become. An enthusiast from the YouTube channel Unknown Dino released a trailer in which he showed what the third episode of Half-Life 2 could look like.
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June 2, 2024
A screenshot from an early version of Valve's shooter has leaked online
In a stream of leaked materials, Deadlock found a screenshot of an earlier version of the shooter, when the project was called Neon Prime. At that time, Valve's game was intended to be more vibrant, and the style was close to Overwatch and Team Fortress 2.
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May 23, 2024